Test For The Biosphere Flashcards
A frog that has eaten an insect that fed on a plant is what
A secondary consumer
What is a description about the organization of the ecosystem
?
A snake that eats a frog that eats a plant is a what
Third level consumer
What heterotrophs eat animals
Omnivores and carnivores
What percent of energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next tropic level and what is it stored as?
%10, eliminated as heat
What is a one-way flow of energy in an ecosystem called?
Food chain
The ultimate source of energy
The sun
Biomes closer to the equator tend to be warmer why?
They get the most direct sunlight
A group made up of the same species
Community
A feeding step or energy level in a food chain
Tropic level
The scientific study of interactions among organisms between organisms and their surroundings
Ecology
A graphic representation showing all possible feeding relationships
Food web
An organized way of using evidence to learn about the living world
Biology
An organism that eats both meat and plants
Omnivores
Average yearly conditions of temperature and precipitation
Climate